Total Crime Rate
40.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
20.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026East Drive area has the 25th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Boldon Colliery , and the 152nd lowest crime rate of 523 local areas in South Tyneside .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around East Drive (SR6 7TE) in the last 12 months was 40.2 per 1,000 residents and was 48.3% lower than the Boldon Colliery average (77.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 20.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around East Drive (SR6 7TE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near East Drive, where police recorded 4 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Marsden Road (1 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Cleadon and East Boldon| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | North Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Grosvenor Drive | Under investigation |
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